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I'm about 99.9% sure I didn't mistype the password after the 15th attempt or so. Plus my other devices worked fine with the long one. I considered updating the router's firmware but, again, the other devices worked fine so why potentially mess up my home wifi for a unit (the iPad) that was only...

I ran into this problem the other day and I thought it might help someone with similar issues. I have a Linksys router for my 3 laptop house. Everything worked great with the Windows machines. Over the holidays my inlaws brought their ipad over but we couldn't get it to connect to my wifi...

An article in MacWorld about 4.2 says: Not sure how his helps those with non-HP wireless printers.

Nope - I'm asking for my a gifted iPad recipient. But thanks.

If you're just looking for a replacement for your GPS I'd go with something dedicated (cheaper) or maybe an iPhone (easier to hold).

Probably a dumb question but why do you need a special app to watch netflix movies? Why not just use your browser i.e. Safari?

I’m pretty sure any free book you can get for the Kindle (Guttenberg, manybooks.net) you can also get for the iPad. If you’re just after an e-Reader I’d go with the Kindle based on its size/weight. If you want something that does a little of everything (and are willing to pay the extra)...

Easiest way to troubleshoot this is to check signal strength using other wireless laptops. If you don't have any, you could take your iPad down to your local coffee shop, Apple store, or other wifi hotspot and see if the problem persists. If your iPad works fine there then you likely have a...

Thought I'd check in with an update: A couple of weeks ago I stopped by the Apple store near my parent’s place and picked up the 32 GB WiFi only model. I was totally stressed out about this purchase and wanted to get it done. I told the employee that I wanted the iPad to work out of the box...

Sold! I checked out the website and they appear to have 1 hour classes every other week which is really awesome. And, if they'll set it up for me at the store, I don't have to worry about stumbing around through a setup procedure at my folk's house. A VERY good thing. Well, I'm sold. I...

Noob Question Dumb question - do you need a computer to configure the iPad? That is, can I run it out of the box without hooking it up to a PC/Mac?

Thanks for the responses! You know that one Mac commercial with Justin Long, the one where the gal says, "I just want it to work!" - that's my mom. She doesn't want to spend hours researching or toying with something trying to figure out how it works or why it doesn't (as is often the case with...

I'm considering giving my parents an iPad as a gift but here's the rub: 1. Both are retirees and with a minimum of computer know-how 2. Current computer is 10 year old PC running Windows XP 3. Just got them off dial-up last year 4. They live 3.5 hours away 5. Neither has ever used any kind of...